(28-04-2014 08:12am)speary Wrote:  I had mine looked at at my last service. All they did was spray some lubricant into the mechanism. Seems better now but they have got the spray all over the handle and the surrounding leather in the seat

(28-04-2014 01:33pm)mstraka Wrote:  As I stated above the lubricant is only a temporary fix before the problem reoccurs. My aversion to going ahead with the seat frame replacement is that many mechanics while skilled repairing mechanical components are heavy handed when it comes to the plastics and precise methods and fittings of interior parts. When a repair is done I expect it to look like no repair was ever done. When I brought my coupe in for the first repair attempt (lubricate the complete release handle mechanism, not just the handle,) the service manager mentioned that the other Evoque coupe they had in inventory had the same problem and I wasn't the only customer they had served with this problem. After the repair I had to bring it back a second time because they had left the enclosing fabric panels under the seats unattached. It appears that your repair was quickly done according to your description – externally, only at the handle attachment area and not throughout the entire release linkage inside the seat.